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‘He’s Pitched Like An Ace’: Cal Quantrill Throws 7 Scoreless As Texas Rangers Blank Tampa Bay Rays 6-0
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill allowed 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings Thursday night at Globe Life Field. The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 to open a four-game series. Jakob Junis and Chase Silseth finished the…
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‘Needed All Those Runs’: Brandon Nimmo Drives In 5 As Texas Rangers Beat Athletics 8-5
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Nimmo drove in 5 runs, MacKenzie Gore allowed 1 run over 5 1/3 innings, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 8-5 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field. Texas improved to 69-70 and moved within one game…
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‘Not Just Being An Out With A Helmet On’: Brandon Nimmo Opens Up On Slump After 4-Hit Night vs. Athletics
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Nimmo set season highs with 4 hits and 5 RBI, 3 of them driven in with two outs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 8-5 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field. Texas moved to 69-70 and…
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‘Set The Tone’: Jake Burger Helps Texas Rangers Offense Break Through Against Athletics
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Jake Burger set the tone for the Texas Rangers' offense in an 8-1 win over the Athletics on Monday night at Globe Life Field. Burger went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a…
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‘Exactly What We Needed’: Jacob deGrom Faces Minimum Through 7 As Texas Rangers Rout Athletics 8-1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom faced the minimum through 7 innings Monday night, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 8-1 at Globe Life Field. deGrom allowed 1 hit, did not walk a batter, and struck out 8. He threw 85 pitches,…
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‘One Of The Best Teams In Baseball’: Chris Young Sets September Standard For Texas Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Monday that manager Skip Schumaker and his staff have done a great job in their first season together, and that a September five or six games over .500 would put…
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‘Sick Of Losing On The Road’: Texas Rangers Fall 5-3 To Milwaukee Brewers For Fourth Straight Loss
MILWAUKEE — Cal Quantrill gave up home runs to two of the first four batters he faced Saturday night at American Family Field, then retired the last 14 he saw. The Texas Rangers lost anyway, 5-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers, a fourth…
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Raising Cane’s Celebrates 30 Years With Special Museum At Baton Rouge Mothership As Dallas Sports Ties Deepen
BATON ROUGE, La. — The booths and tables inside the museum Todd Graves opened this week came out of restaurant supply stores in Dallas and Houston. He bought them cheap in the mid-1990s, off restaurants that had gone under. Graves opened the…
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‘Momentum Stayed On Our Side’: Brandon Nimmo Robs Andrew Benintendi To Preserve Texas Rangers’ Early Lead Over Chicago Sky
CHICAGO — Brandon Nimmo went over the right field wall in the bottom of the first inning Monday night at Rate Field and took a two-run home run away from Andrew Benintendi, ending the inning with the Rangers ahead 2-0. Texas went…
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‘Such A Gray Area’: Joc Pederson Ejected After Denied ABS Challenge In Texas Rangers’ Win Over Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO — Home-plate umpire Chris Guccione ejected Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson in the second inning of Monday night’s 11-2 win over the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field. The ejection came five batters after Guccione denied Pederson’s challenge of a…
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‘A Lot Of Fond Memories’: Texas Rangers’ Jake Burger Collects His 500th Career Hit In The Ballpark Where He Debuted
CHICAGO — Jake Burger doubled home a run in the sixth inning Monday night at Rate Field for the 500th hit of his major league career. Burger was thrown out trying to reach third on the play. The Chicago White Sox drafted Burger…
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‘We Made Them Work’: Texas Rangers Rout Chicago White Sox 11-2 To Take Sole Possession Of First Place In The AL West
CHICAGO — The Texas Rangers moved into sole possession of first place in the American League West on Monday night, beating the Chicago White Sox 11-2 at Rate Field. Texas improved to 66-66 and opened a half-game lead on the idle Houston…
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‘On The Attack’: Cal Quantrill Throws Six Scoreless Innings As Texas Rangers Beat Los Angeles Angels 5-3
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill threw six scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon and did not issue a walk. The Texas Rangers won 5-3 at Globe Life Field, took the series, and closed the homestand 4-2 against the…
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‘Tough Day At The Plate’: Ryan Johnson One-Hits Texas Rangers In 3-0 Loss Against Los Angeles Angels
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cody Freeman's leadoff single in the sixth inning was the only hit the Texas Rangers managed Saturday night, and three Los Angeles Angels pitchers combined on a one-hitter in a 3-0 win at Globe Life Field. Ryan Johnson worked…
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‘Little Things Make The Difference’: Texas Rangers Walk Off Los Angeles Angels 2-1, Hold Wild Card Spot
ARLINGTON, Texas — Denzer Guzman's throw sailed wide of second base with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night. Wyatt Langford scored from second on the play, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 at…
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Corey Seager On Texas Rangers’ Stretch Run: ‘Trying To Win Games Any Way We Can’
ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager hit an opposite-field home run off Andrew Alvarez in the third inning Thursday night, and it accounted for the first of 2 runs in a Texas Rangers win over the Washington Nationals. Seager finished 2-for-4 with a…
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‘Vintage deGrom’: Jacob deGrom Reaches 2,000 Strikeouts In Texas Rangers’ 2-0 Win Over Washington Nationals
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom came into Thursday night 2 strikeouts short of 2,000 for his career and got both in the first two batters of the game. Daylen Lile struck out swinging. Abimelec Ortiz, who came up through the Texas system,…
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‘Couldn’t Get Anything Going’: Texas Rangers Shut Out By Washington Nationals, Fall Out Of Wild Card Spot
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers collected 4 hits, all singles, and drew 1 walk in a 6-0 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field. Cade Cavalli struck out 11 over 6 innings and retired the last…
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‘A Difference Maker’: Corey Seager Draws Praise After 2-Hit Texas Rangers Return Against Washington Nationals
ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager doubled, scored a run, and dove headfirst into second base Tuesday night in his first game back from a scheduled day off. The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 at Globe Life Field. Seager went 2-for-4.…
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‘Every At-Bat Matters’: Justin Foscue Ends Home Run Drought As Texas Rangers Push For Playoffs
ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Foscue had not hit a home run since July 9. He ended that Tuesday night with a 400-foot solo shot over the left field wall in the second inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 5-0…
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